The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-17
: General
: t>i''Nlt iprtZ III. SANTA ANNA.
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IIlr ia>t lilic (''cr,ced bv His wife, calls
attention to Il ncW-lnade mound beside him
" herein has lately come 10 rest the wife OF his
declining wears. hi, last and best love. Duloic.
Fo>ta de santa Anna The romance of her
life i 20 little known. even in M"Xico that
when she die,l a few weeks l~o Cat the AGE Of
3G'. and Wa h''rod without pomp OF rerc-
m0ny. The lew ncW>papcr> which alluded to
the event spoke Of her HS a very aged woman
evidently believing her 10 he the rulers Former
Wife who. had She lived Till nov. would he
Though dcn>cly ignorant, With neither blood
nor breeding to boast ofa harmless soul.
kindly and NirtuouS. but without a particle of
ambition or talent. Dolores Tosta became the
wife OF MeNico'S most remarkable man when
at ':a Ntry zenith Of his power. ana for 4
tia. was atl"rtd a. no mortal woman Las httH,
before or Slice. on the American continent;
Gen, RAJ santa AuNa Wa not only by far the
richest and most rOWcrfii man in Mexico at
one time bat lac held the nation IN Ms iron
grasp and control ed ii a> 4 rider manages his
>tVtd. During hl> extraordinary career lie
was engaged in no less than eight prrnHuriu-
Aic"f""S live OF them ma'e by himself and
the rest hy allies fur his benefit Twice lie was
chosen President by the anl-t tatnolc party.
and three times was elevated to the same posi-
ton J.! the bitterly opposing ecclesiastical fac
ton Twice he suffered bani>hmcnt and each
time was recalled and placed al the head Of at-
fairs ty a nation which could not do without
hllH. several times when prisoner hi- r.l-
tor> held consultations upon TIE HiNi>abiIity of
putting him 10 death. He WAS ii turn the can
di,late If AL lHltil,-fcurc,l. honurcd and
hated by AL. lin turn he served each factiun
faithfully. lat most faithfully at all times he
served himself.
Naturally the lovc-makil., of such Il l,au
was not r"ndurtci according tp conventional
rul"s. III. Wouil'-. reminds one Of Nnnol,ul.'~
Nrhrnltut ulrrurc> to The beautiful counties.
b,.
reach her uniN VIA. the church." After thc
death nf hi r>t wife the Dictator for :, ;i,mc
seemed indifferent to the fair ~uN. and rtlcat-
ealN declared that his heart wa, buric,i with
IN early love. liiil like many another di>cur-
~oHtt Wil"Wcr il 'iil not require many months
to convince him that the orGan where The ,rnti-
mcNt i supposed 10 hr located resembles that
plant Of the Mexican hills called Sir,ap.r eiru
c'alwaN> aliNr'1. which though gray and dry
a" 4 >po,ig, when unnoi>tencd. becomes green
aili htaIilliui again nnHnr proper conditions.
Indeed santa Anna seems 10 have had a> many
hearts as lr->. and rs many of the latter is Il
ccniipedr. | have been shown Il score Of bat
tc-clti> where, it is alleged. "Santa Anna lost
lee but whether one Of the original mem
bel OF Il wooden one, history does not specify:
and accounts Of his ug"ii$ F"mour are r.I,,..l-
~ numerous.
One day while riding down the principal
street Of Tho McIirn capital. he observed
beautiful child. bare-footed and >h.hbily
dressed, Slttilg on the Ground near the door of
Il poor shop. playin" with kitten. The little
girl. (who was then but twelve wears ol,h. quite
unconscious of the attention she was attracting.
d>l'layr'i the grace of Il faWn and the limbs of
q ahu'htin- Vents in the trolic With her pet and
When She rhanccd to look up and encountered
the intense @azr Of the fierce old Dictator She
hu>hed and smiled, showin" the most perfect
teeth. But this was no Maud Muller romance.
forlhough the Great man erode away" he sent
Il messenger II" Nt day i'll the person of 4 middle
aged Captain of the Palace guards. when this
highly bcdizcned and befro@-cd ft,nrtonnrv
entered the shabby little shop. honest widow
To>ta believed he had come to purchase some
Of her Incompatible ciy1ftttes. and hastened
I" place the best before him; but wLat was her
surprise and CONSERVATION when he waved
them away and announced that he brought her
Il message from ''Su AtcZa''-thc President of
the Republic. W ell, the mcssa"c-n reference
TO the widows one eve lamb. accompanied hv
liberal offer of money SO aroused hat worthy
Woman> ire that the Captain rctreatel before
it on the donble-quick, lookin" very much
ashamed Of himself.
Not many days thereafter, palace fop who
had never >melled "lmpoWder. called on Sonora
Tosta an. said without circumocution: .Don't
be foolish. my good woman. His iiiyhne>S has
fallen in love with your daughter. Send her
to the Palace. and YOU may Shut up this
miserable shop and live in >plendor the rest Of
your days"
Choking with wrath. the mother could find
no words for reply. but >eizing Il jutrito of
beans which were StcWing on Il brazier. She
hurled them, red hot. ut the messengers head,
As he beat an in%lorious retreat. his yellow
satin vest beSmearcd with what should have
been their dinner little Dolores laughed merrilv
believing III her simplicity that "Su Altcza'
wanted her to wash dishes in the palace Kitchen
Although the President continued to ride
past several times every day. and never failed
to look in long and earnestly. Sonora Tosta
Shh n.lI Iltr mi t1..,
saved her little Lola"
Thus a fortnight passed when one morning
the Dictator himself walked into the humble
room. Lola. now thoroughly frightened, fed
into a back room and crawlcd under the bed.
Sonora Tosta, brave as lioness in defence of
her young. did not return the courteous >auta-
ton of the President, but with flashing eyes
and arms akimbo began lecturing him in this
wise: You. You who ought to be the father
of the people, to try to rob widowed mother
Of her daughter!'
"Lsten to me, my good woman" bIandlv
commenced santa Anna.
II won't listen to you,> she retorted--
Then l will send my private Secretary to
explain that my intention is to"-
"I'll scad him if he ever enters my door
screamed the mother, land I'll complain to the
Archbislop"--
Then, YOU old viNen." shouted the Dictator,
Tell his emincnce that l mean to marry
Dolores"
II cannot tell MS Grace Il lie, flashed madam
| Tosta.
Santo Anna was never renowned for patti
| ence, and now his small stock was quite exhaust
ed. Finding that no solicitation could induce Lo-
la to come out from under the bed, he turned to
the mother in towering rage and cried 'Iou
| idiot! | will send my private chaplain to pro-
| pose for Dolores in due form for tell you she
| shall be my wife, then mounting his horse he
dashed furiouSiy away.
Sonora Tosta sank into Il chair overcome with
terror. She had no idea that the ruler meant
| TO marry her daughter but was sure he would
| siezc the poor child: and as to her own fate
| to he cast into a dungeon for life or to be
| tortured TO death in one of those secret cham
bers of the Inquisition of which she had heard
| such horrible stories, was the mildcst punish
ment her excited fancy could conceive. The
terrified Lola crept to her mothers side sob
bling bitterly and expecting every moment that
a squad of soldiers would come to shoot her
| protector and to drag herself away.
After hours of aSonizing suspense Priest
arrived. At sight of him Lola screamed in
widest terror, supposing he had come to pre-
| pare the Dictator's victims for execution; but
when the Padre smiled and patted her on the
head, She concluded they were. only to be i'm
prisoned - and what was her profound aston
i.hnent when she learned that the ruler of
Mexico really desired her for his wife!
Six months were allowed her in which to